2 Oct
2014
2 Oct
'14
1:14 p.m.
On 2 October 2014 11:48, Patrick Shirkey <pshirkey(a)boosthardware.com> wrote:
I've seen those reports too. They are optimistic
but potential growth is
not the same thing as actually growing. It's more likely to be corporate
buyers replacing existing stock.
eg. http://www.warc.com/LatestNews/News/PC_sales_rebound_in_Western_Europe.news…
Would suggest you're correct in being *mostly* about corporate buyers,
but not entirely - still +2% in consumer sales, which isn't declining!
Is that "potential growth" or actual though?
Still, "88.2% of statistics are made up on the spot" :-)
Will Linux Desktop professional or consumer multimedia
ever become a
growth market?
I'm intrigued to see what effect developments in the gaming arena may
have on consumer Linux usage over the next couple of years, or on
general commercial attitudes in other sectors.
Neil
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